TLM Miraj Hospital

ABOUT THE HOSPITAL

TLM Miraj Hospital was established in the year 1896.

Dr William Wanless, a Canadian missionary doctor, started an asylum for leprosy patients in Miraj, Maharashtra, in 1896. Eventually, the Mission to Lepers (now, The Leprosy Mission Trust India) took over the leprosy asylum. The outpatient department was started in 1935. The new hospital complex was inaugurated in 1980 with the introduction of multi-drug therapy (MDT).

Apart from being a full-fledged hospital with leprosy control, training, rehabilitation and research, it also serves as a referral centre for a large catchment area that extends to the whole of western Maharashtra to northern Karnataka. The Government of Maharashtra recognises the hospital as a centre for reconstructive surgery, rehabilitation and training. It provides training on leprosy and disability management to medical and allied health staff from the government and NGO.

The Central Fabrication unit of TLMTI’s computerised customised protective footwear project is located on the hospital premises.

The facilities provided by the hospital include outpatient and inpatient services, operating theatre, Laboratory, ECG and X-ray services, Counselling, Physiotherapy, Pharmacy, MCR protective footwear and artificial limbs.

MEDICAL SPECIALTIES

The hospital offers healthcare services and treatments for the following medical specialties:

• Leprosy Treatment and Management
• Dermatology
• General Medicine
• Prosthetic & Orthotics
• Physiotherapy
• Reconstructive Surgery
• Counselling Therapy

HIGHLIGHTS 2025

Outpatient Care

• 2,215 OPD consultations provided, with 94% for leprosy.

Inpatient Care

The hospital has a 40-bedded (20 for leprosy and 20 for general) inpatient wing and provides the best inpatient facility with 24-hour nursing care and the latest equipment.

• 325 patients admitted, of which 100% had leprosy.
• 9725 beds were utilised, of which 100% had leprosy.

Surgery

• 108 rehabilitation surgeries were done.
• 1023 eye surgeries, including 901 cataract surgeries, were done.

Support services (lab tests; X-ray, ECG, counselling)

• 10,687 lab tests, including 1,054 skin smear examinations and 1,615 other tests, were done.
• 1,464 ECGs done.

Prevention of impairment and disability (POID) in leprosy

The hospital provides patient education, physiotherapy, prefabricated splints, and MCR protective footwear, etc., to leprosy patients to prevent impairment and disability.

• 33 leprosy patients diagnosed with reaction/neuritis were given inpatient treatment.
• 153 leprosy patients admitted for ulcer management, and 153 ulcer debridement procedures done.
• 800 pairs of MCR protective footwear manufactured and supplied to hospital patients and government/others.

Training :

Medical , Para medical workers, Nursing, Physiotherapy , BAHMS students

Community Outreach

The hospital has a community outreach programme in schools and tribal villages. This is done through networking with the government and other NGOs. The hospital supports people affected by leprosy and members of marginalised communities and tribes in accessing government social welfare schemes for education, economic development, healthcare, housing, insurance, livelihood pension, etc.

A total of 0 patients were seen through hospital outreach activities.